Decision-Making in Suicidal Attempt to Discharge from Emergency Department or to Consult Psychiatry: A Retrospective Study

Abstract

In our country and all over the world, suicide is a major public health problem, causing many premature deaths. 703,000 people died in the world in 2019, as 1 out of every 100 (1.3%) deaths was by suicide. 1 The important thing is to guarantee medical and psychiatric safety in the emergency services, which are the first gateway to health care for suicide patients.